above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
all; entire; whole; altogether
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
growth period (in children)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku